Douluo Continent: Invincible Since Being Forced into Marriage by a Goddess, Part 42

Several burly men carried off the idiot who was still cursing. "Erha, your mom told you to go home for dinner."

"Scram!"

With another shout from Liu Erlong, the crowd scattered.

That female Soul Elder who had wanted to slap Xiao Wu had truly crossed her bottom line.

Su Bei rubbed Xiao Wu's shoulder with one hand. "Don't be afraid, Xiao Wu. Everything will get better."

His other hand was clenched into a fist. Su Bei knew that he was still too weak to protect his girl.

If Liu Erlong had not been there, he and Xiao Wu probably would have found it difficult to contend even with that ordinary Soul Elder together!

As the saying went, beauty brought disaster. The more breathtaking his appearance was, the more people would covet him.

Without sufficient strength, he could only let others manipulate him. He might even be drained dry.

Only strength could give him absolute freedom of choice!

Right!

Su Bei secretly made up his mind. For his own sake, for Xiao Wu's sake, and for the sake of all the goddesses of Douluo Continent, he had to get closer to more goddesses!

Though that sounded like something a scumbag would say, it contained a supreme truth!

Looking back, he saw that the crowd had dispersed and order had returned. Still, some people kept watching them from the corners of their eyes, afraid that Liu Erlong might overturn Notting City in a fit of displeasure.

Xiao Wu was not some crybaby. It was only because of that human's viciousness, coupled with Liu Erlong's protection, that she had been reminded of the scene when her mother had been killed by humans while protecting her, and silently shed tears.

At that moment, Xiao Wu realized that so many people had seen her weak side. She immediately wiped away her tears and said firmly, "I'm fine. Xiao Wu wasn't crying because she was scared. One day, I'll definitely become a hundred times stronger than her!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Xiao Wu will definitely become even stronger than Mommy someday."

Liu Erlong looked at Xiao Wu fondly. Although she had favored Su Bei more at first, the longer they spent together, the more she liked this little girl.

She was adorable, strong, and had convictions in her heart. She was very different from ordinary little girls.

Of course, Liu Erlong also liked Su Bei, the cause of the whole incident and a boy so handsome he was beyond compare, more and more. At the instant that Soul Elder had attacked, she had clearly sensed a fluctuation of Soul Power from Su Bei.

If she had acted one step later, she had no doubt that the boy would have bravely stood in front of his sister and faced that Soul Elder's palm strike head-on.

Thinking back on it now, Liu Erlong realized that the Soul Power fluctuations and sharp aura emanating from Su Bei at the time had actually been quite powerful.

Naturally, they could not compare to her, a dignified Soul Sage, but when facing a Soul Elder in her thirties, he had not shown the slightest fear.

Liu Erlong clearly understood one thing.

The peerless godson she had taken in was not merely a pretty vase. He was very likely a genius blessed with extraordinary talent!

At that thought, Liu Erlong suppressed a question. Back then, she had seen how beautiful this child was, and thinking that she and that heartless man would likely never have a future, she had wanted to find something to rely on for the rest of her life. Yet she had never considered what Martial Souls these two children possessed, or what level their Innate Soul Power was.

Sensing the strange looks from the surrounding crowd again, Liu Erlong thought, Xiaobei's charm is simply too great. If we return to Blue Tyrant Academy this conspicuously, we'll probably run into this sort of thing many more times on the way. I'm not afraid of it, but it'll get annoying if it happens too often.

I should solve the problem of getting back to the academy first.

Just then, she spotted a shop selling carriages, so Liu Erlong led Su Bei and Xiao Wu straight inside.

The shopkeeper immediately came forward with utmost respect.

He had clearly witnessed the strength Liu Erlong had displayed earlier and did not dare act recklessly. "The arrival of a Soul Sage at this humble shop truly brings it immense honor. Even our old wooden signboard seems to have grown golden patterns!"

"Does Your Excellency the Soul Sage wish to buy a carriage?"

"Mm."

Liu Erlong nodded. The shopkeeper nodded respectfully at Su Bei and Xiao Wu, finding the two children even more beautiful up close. No wonder those women had rushed over to tease them.

The shopkeeper did not waste any words. Knowing that he could not afford to offend the people before him, he led them directly to the carriage section.

"Your Excellency the Soul Sage, our Treasure Horse Hall is affiliated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. All of our carriages are the finest for their price."

"Our carriages are divided into five grades, but the first two are extremely expensive. Few people in Notting City can afford them, so the headquarters has not sent any here."

The shopkeeper did not dare conceal anything and told them honestly, "However, the remaining three grades are more than sufficient for traveling between the cities of the Heaven Dou Empire..."

Liu Erlong rubbed her temples, truly too lazy to listen to such empty boasting. She directly took out a bag of Gold Soul Coins. "I want the best and fastest carriage you have. My children must ride in comfort and feel safe. Understand?"

"Understood, understood!"

Seeing that the bag was full of Gold Soul Coins, with no fewer than several hundred inside, far exceeding the price of the most expensive carriage in the shop, the shopkeeper beamed with delight and shouted, "Your Excellency the Soul Sage is mighty! What a generous boss!"

Three currencies were mainly used throughout Douluo Continent: Gold Soul Coins, Silver Soul Coins, and Copper Soul Coins.

The exchange rate was: one Gold Soul Coin = ten Silver Soul Coins = one hundred Copper Soul Coins.

One Silver Soul Coin was almost equivalent to half a month's income for an ordinary resident of Notting City.

One could well imagine just how lavish it was for Liu Erlong to casually toss out several hundred Gold Soul Coins!